Critical Thinking Questions

1. Why is it useful to have a pessimist assisting with national security analysis? What might a pessimist see that someone else might not?
2. What does it mean when we say that the national security preparedness plan focuses on a "whole-community approach"? Why do you think the plan uses this approach?
3. What does it mean to say the national preparedness system is "scale-able"? Why do you think this is important or useful?
4. One of the key principles governing the National Response Framework is the "unity of effort through unified command." What does this mean, and why is it important?
5. List any three goals of the four kinds of exercise groups use in disaster preparedness training. Why are these kinds of "hands on" exercises an important part of disaster preparedness?